Walter Samaszko's Carson City Gold Hoard.

Carson City has long been know for coin legends and lore. From the early years of booming silver mines, through the introduction of the wild west mint in Carson City, to the legendary treasury hoard of Carson City silver dollars, and right on into September 2012 when a very unassuming man passed away in his home in Carson City.

Walter Samaszko was a quiet man who lived modestly in Carson City. It is believed that his expenses were under $500 a month. Upon his death he had less than $1000 in his checking account, $12000 in cash and around $16500 in a stock market account. He lived in a modest 1200 Sq ft house on an average middle class neighborhood. From the outside it would appear that he lived a quietly comfortable life without the weight of ambitions and large need of possessions.

Possibly on the border of being a recluse, Walter had been deceased for about one month before he was discovered. A neighbor noticed that the lawn was dying and that he had not seen Samaszko in some time. Putting in a call to the local Sheriff, a well check was done and that is when Walter's body was discovered.

As the house was being cleaned out a discovery was made, boxes full of gold! In total over seven million dollars worth of gold coins were found inside the house.

An exhaustive search for an heir ensued and only one came to light. With taxes due the state of Nevada was in charge of disposing of a portion of this newly discovered wealth in order to cover the debts. Of the seven million nearly half was auctioned in the Carson City court house on February 26th 2013. Northern Nevada Coin was there to represent the purchase of most of the coins offered for sale. Look for your opportunity to purchase Samaszko gold through some of the nation's leading coin companies, including Northern Nevada Coin. All of the coins Northern Nevada Coin will offer directly to you are graded by NGC and have the attribution "Samaszko's Carson City Gold Hoard" right on the label. Some of the Samasko coins offered through other companies will carry this same attribution, and other will have been graded by PCGS with a slightly different label. The coins being offered get most of their value from the bullion nature of the coins themselves, but only a small group of bullion in the entire world can claim their heritage to this unique individual. Owning a piece of "Samaszko's Carson City Gold Hoard" not only carries with it the value of gold but also the legacy and lore of numismatics from Carson City.